Unemployment Claims Down 2K, Better Than Expected

Published on August 29, 2024

In the week ending August 24th, initial jobless claims were at a seasonally adjusted level of 231,000. This represents a decrease of 2,000 from the previous week's figure and is better than the 232,000 economists were expecting. 

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